George Leo Haydock

Lawgiver. Hebrew mora. (Haydock) — Septuagint intimate one who rigorously enforces his laws. (Menochius) — Symmachus, “a law.” Hebrew, “instruction.” (Calmet) — Houbigant, “fear.” St. Jerome, “terror: let the nations know that they are men always.” Sela is thus frequently explained as a part of the sentence by St. Jerome, though neglected by others. (Haydock) — It is no proof that the psalm ends here; but serves to excite attention. (Worthington) — The Gentiles lived without law, like beasts, except that their conscience sometimes admonished them of their duty, Romans ii. 14. (Haydock) — Whether a person can ever silence it entirely, is a very serious and terrible question. The great ones stand in need of being admonished frequently of their frail condition. (Berthier) — When Pausanias, king of Sparta, asked Simonides to give his some important lesson, he replied, “Remember that thou art a man.” Whoever reflects on this, will beware never to yield to sentiments of pride. The Fathers understand this lawgiver to be Jesus; or Antichrist, whom the wicked have deserved to have set over them. (Theodoret; St. Athanasius, &c.) (Calmet) — Those who will not believe in Christ, will give credit to Antichrist. (St. Augustine) (2 Thessalonians ii.)